Asking because my gf has ADHD and she told me that, the first time she took ritalin (methylphenidate), she thought to herself “So this is what it feels like to not have ADHD?”

That got me thinking, is there a drug that has a similar effect on autists, that allows them to experience what is it like to “not have autism”?

  • Noxy@pawb.social
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    14 hours ago

    I’ve got ADHD and stimulant meds help me get distracted less, but they don’t do much to help me focus on the right things sadly. Still definitely helpful though.

    But no, I (a complete amateur with zero qualifications) highly doubt such a drug is possible, and if there were one it’d be kinda uncomfortable to ponder the very concept of making neurodivergent brains work like neurotypical brains at some point.

    Like, why should we have to change when it’s society that sucks, not us?